Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 34.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh, 1976–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 34.2% for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh peaked at 37.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 1976.
That places Bangladesh 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -0.8% | — |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -1297.8% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | -43.2% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +149.8% |
| 1982 | 23.1% | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 21.2% | +33.5% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 22.6% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 34.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | -0.8% | 10.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 8.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7% | 20.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 26.9% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 34.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 34.2% | 35.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 21 Jamaica 34.9% compare
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.7% compare
- 23 Viet Nam 34.4% compare
- 25 Indonesia 34.0% compare
- 26 Papua New Guinea 33.6% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 33.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 10.10 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0575 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Bangladesh was 34.2% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 1976.
- How does Bangladesh rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Bangladesh ranks 24th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.